Soward Surname

267,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Soward Surname Definition:

(English) Sow-Herd [Old English sú +heorde]

Soward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1861:305,61528,106
Liberia671:65,7995,672
Canada631:584,85148,473
Australia611:442,55234,724
England521:1,071,50151,923
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4061:123,69112,002

Soward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Sow-Herd [Old English sú +heorde]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Soward Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Soward Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Soward is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Soward? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 267,533rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,991,470 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Soward reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Soward is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,186 people, or 1 in 305,615. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 28 percent live, Kentucky, where 6 percent live and Oklahoma, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Soward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Soward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soward surname expanded 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Soward surname are 2.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soward earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.59% more than the national average, earning $60,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Showard9279/
Sjosward8613/
Seward8319,648/
Saward831,614/
Sowart8384/
Zoward8317/
Suward8313/
Joward8312/
Sobard834/
Soword832/
Sovard831/
Sowerd831/
Schooward801/
Sheward771,666/
Seeward7786/
Shaward7768/
Souvard7735/
Cowhard7729/
Soobard7715/
Suwardt778/
Sawards774/
Hjoward772/
Sieward772/
Sowords771/
Sewardt771/
Choward771/
Sgaward771/
Zoeward771/
Sowarts771/
Sewaird771/
Sovards771/
Seweard770/
Saweard770/
Shuward770/
Gioward770/
Seuward770/
Sewardd770/
Shawaird71301/
Cowheard7135/
Sobhhard7113/
Scheward7111/
Sjosvard717/
Sohwartz717/
Shaeward711/
Shawward711/
Schowart711/
Chowhard711/
D'Seward711/
Seauward710/
Savard6723,946/
Jaward678,125/
Sabard67702/
Sewart67469/
Suwart67244/
Savord67102/
Covard6743/
Seword6741/
Zaward6729/
Saword6728/
Jovard6725/
Sawart6716/
Saverd6715/
Schowartz6713/
Sevard6711/
Subard6710/
Schuwardt679/
Sovart676/
Suvard676/
Sewerd673/
Sochwartz672/
Schowarte672/
Jowart672/
Shouwartz671/
Zeward671/
Sobart671/
Sobord671/
Coword670/
Sabord670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soward
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